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Hello guys just got my Lumia 920 ( in Red and loving it ) and noticed the weight right away but im getting a better feel of it now. Anyway!
Can You guys recommend must have apps for your windows 8 phones! i'm new to windows mobiles OS so please feel to recommend anything
I will update this post with recommend apps for new users ( like me ! )
Also just a side question can you run any emulators on this thing?
ecks386 said:
Hello guys just got my Lumia 920 ( in Red and loving it ) and noticed the weight right away but im getting a better feel of it now. Anyway!
Can You guys recommend must have apps for your windows 8 phones! i'm new to windows mobiles OS so please feel to recommend anything
I will update this post with recommend apps for new users ( like me ! )
Also just a side question can you run any emulators on this thing?
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Here's one to get you started. gmaps. It has better satellite imagery than the default Nokia maps and also gives us street views.
iHeartRadio
Flixster
MetroTube
ESPN
NYTimes
QuickText
Vieweather
Battery Level for WP8
Weave Reader
Nokia apps from Nokia store - for photo editing, panorama, drive etc
MetroTalk - Google voice client
Also refer to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985354
I found many interesting apps here.
Hi all
i have just got a HTC 8X and am very disappointed to find that not only is Nokia drive 'missing' (although i had researched and knew thus was the case despit Nokia and MS promise that it would be available on all WP devices)
there are some things i love coming,from Android and there are a few frustrating basics missing ... Some are sort of overcomeable (word?) with other apps some less so (as far as I have discovered so far)
- battery percentage ...c'mon why isn't this in the notifications, the app tiles are fine but not real-time and must use up some battery to read from the system what the system could just display ...grrr
- persistent notifications? If an app notifies me and I don't respond immediately then it means a trip back to home screen to scour the tiles for an indicator ... Is there a roadmap for this or an app that helps ?
- maps ... As mentioned above the navigation apps or lack thereof is disappointing.
- keyboard ... Excellent some very nice touches ... As good if not better than the best third party keyboards I paid for on android
- multitasking... A little clunky and lacking task,management...any fixes planned from MS
- applist grouping ... Any news from MS on this topic ... The "named tiles" apps seem like a poor replacement
buy my absolute biggest frustration is that I did the research first with a friend,who had a Lumia 800 and discovered there was a viber app and a smh app ... Not realizing these "third party" apps are exclusive to Nokia. Sure viber has a "messaging only" version but this is no good if you use it for calls. Does anyone know if these are intended to be permanent exclusives or are they,just for 3 months or 6 months or something? I have searched but can't fund any official,info about this?
Skype is good but I can't make the video use the rear cam or rotate to landscape like I could in the android app ... Am,I just being dense?
also how,come,I can't view notifications in the browser
thanks and sorry for all the questions I honestly have had a go at answering them myself
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Hi all
i have just got a HTC 8X and am very disappointed to find that not only is Nokia drive 'missing' (although i had researched and knew thus was the case despit Nokia and MS promise that it would be available on all WP devices)
there are some things i love coming,from Android and there are a few frustrating basics missing ... Some are sort of overcomeable (word?) with other apps some less so (as far as I have discovered so far)
- battery percentage ...c'mon why isn't this in the notifications, the app tiles are fine but not real-time and must use up some battery to read from the system what the system could just display ...grrr
- persistent notifications? If an app notifies me and I don't respond immediately then it means a trip back to home screen to scour the tiles for an indicator ... Is there a roadmap for this or an app that helps ?
- maps ... As mentioned above the navigation apps or lack thereof is disappointing.
- keyboard ... Excellent some very nice touches ... As good if not better than the best third party keyboards I paid for on android
- multitasking... A little clunky and lacking task,management...any fixes planned from MS
- applist grouping ... Any news from MS on this topic ... The "named tiles" apps seem like a poor replacement
buy my absolute biggest frustration is that I did the research first with a friend,who had a Lumia 800 and discovered there was a viber app and a smh app ... Not realizing these "third party" apps are exclusive to Nokia. Sure viber has a "messaging only" version but this is no good if you use it for calls. Does anyone know if these are intended to be permanent exclusives or are they,just for 3 months or 6 months or something? I have searched but can't fund any official,info about this?
Skype is good but I can't make the video use the rear cam or rotate to landscape like I could in the android app ... Am,I just being dense?
also how,come,I can't view notifications in the browser
thanks and sorry for all the questions I honestly have had a go at answering them myself
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1. Battery percentage > You can see it from Settings>Battery. Looking for it in notifications, too bad. I don't work for MSFT, can't help you there.
2.Notification> Coming soon. Was left out due to the lack of time, but is promised.
3. Maps> Am angry about that also. MSFT paid Nokia to use their maps, but Nokia still insist on having the exclusivity crap. Sigh. The lack of transit directions is a deal-breaker for me. If it dosn't appear, no more WP for me.
4. Keyboard> Yeah, its quite good. Although I dont like how the UK english keyboard comes with .co.uk
5. Multitasking> Works well IMHO. Maybe you haven't discovered that holding back is like holding home in android
6. Applist grouping> I don't understand
Most apps exclusive to Lumia should be for a short period of time ~3-6 months, but apps created by nokia should remain exclusive for the rest of time and eternity.
1 - I know ... was just wondering if there had been a similar announcement wrt to the notification centre
2 - I can't find a MSFT announcement or eta ... just lots of blogs referring to the issue
3 - indeed ...
4 - they could do with adding a few customisable options but it is very good
5 - I dunno ... it seems clunky ... lots of button presses to get it done ... and you can't close apps from the multitasking view?
6 - I was talking about folders
on the exclusive apps ... the frustrating point is that no one is communicating openly ... if Nokia were shouting about the great apps they had exclusivity on then that would be fine ... and I would have bought a Lumia
The task management is different in Windows Phone. Holding the back key pressed comes in very handy when you want to quickly switch between apps. It takes a while to get used to it, but after that it will be fine.
You have other drive/maps apps at your disposal, as far as I know.
App sorting is fine. The more apps you get, the more "sorted" they become alphabetically.
At first, there is a small gap between letters (like last app that starts with C and first with D there is a small gap). When the app list gets big enough, there will be clear indicators with bookmars for letters which you can tap to quickly get to other letters.
IMO, this is way more feasible than folders.
Yeah the back key works to get to the running apps ... but you can't close the apps from that view ... you have to open the app and then exit from the app again ... or am I missing something?
There are a couple of other drive/navigation apps but they don't seem great ... and compared to google maps they are awful. Nokia Drive is a pretty good competitor ... and is offline which is a strong plus
But if you don't want to sort alphabetically ... or if the app does "odd things with its name" ... like "XE" is filed under currency ... then folders are good ... and in particular for a "stuff I don't use" folder it is good to declutter the rest of it. I do like the alphabet tile system ... but it is a click too many (wouldn't it be awesome if it went to that view with a "big flick" of the app list!)
I guess this will take some adjusting from the uber-customization of Android to this ...
A click too many is usually deterred by the swiftness at which the click in executed. In Android, when you have loads of apps installed, the app drawer begins to lag, whereas in WP this never happens.
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Yeah the back key works to get to the running apps ... but you can't close the apps from that view ... you have to open the app and then exit from the app again ... or am I missing something?
There are a couple of other drive/navigation apps but they don't seem great ... and compared to google maps they are awful. Nokia Drive is a pretty good competitor ... and is offline which is a strong plus
But if you don't want to sort alphabetically ... or if the app does "odd things with its name" ... like "XE" is filed under currency ... then folders are good ... and in particular for a "stuff I don't use" folder it is good to declutter the rest of it. I do like the alphabet tile system ... but it is a click too many (wouldn't it be awesome if it went to that view with a "big flick" of the app list!)
I guess this will take some adjusting from the uber-customization of Android to this ...
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"Closing" apps does nothing, though. They are not running, they are frozen. Not necessary to go through and "close" things. Apps that "run in the background" actually install a daemon that is always running whether you start the app or not.
So don't worry about managing processes, in WP multi tasking is simple. Just go to the app you want to go to, then forget about it. The only time you need to close an app is for password protected things, for example the app photo lock has you type in a password every time you start it, but you can resume to it without typing a password.
Someone shared this on twitter and I thought it was a really cool looking widget; unfortunately it is for iOS. I was wondering if there was an Android equivalent floating around out there, I have checked the play store for one like it but have found none. I want to see if anyone knows any which are not on the google store, it looks like it would be great for a lock screen or home screen.
(I would like to post a link to the itunes store but I cannot since I am under 10 posts)
Hey guys,
I am trying to use the G8X a bit more like a surface Duo. However if I install Microsoft Launcher for example it doesnt scale correctly - is there a mod APK or s th so I can use the device a bit more like Surface Duo ?
Did you try this beta version?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/surface-duo/themes/microsoft-launcher-beta-t4167275
Hi guys,
as the pen works really phenomenal on our Tablet and My S7+ is like made for drwaing, I wanted to ask which app you use for that?
The already installed Samsung apps are not what I'm really looking for.
On the Computer I use Paintshop Pro to paint and to work on Fotos.
Which one would be best to get the features from PaintShop Pro?
If it is freeware, I would be even more happy
I would recommend SketchBook 100%. Im using it myself and its full of features every artist needs.
SketchBook
Sketchbook was what I found so far.
Fits most of what I need. Just wanted to know if there is something even better.
I mostly want to work on existing Fotos and there are not so many filters and things for that.
I've tried most now and the best I've come across is infinite painter. It has a minimalistic ui but this is deceiving, spend some time with it and you'll find that it's very capable.
I've used Sketchbook for years. It's excellent, but they seem to have stopped updating it since it went 100%
I also use Infinite Painter, it has some really good brushes and the grids/guides are amazing. It's had a major update on iOS and the new features are headed to Android soon.
I've also tried out Clip Studio Pain at the TAB S7+ comes with a free trial. It is amazing, but I don't like the subscription pricing.
If you want to see my drawings, check out @sketchUK on instagram - I usually include the app name in the description, so you can see what I've used.
Infinite Painter FTW
It's as close to a Photoshop android app as I've been able to find.
You might want to check out Krita. It's an open source app designed for desktop, but ported to Android.
With this screen, it should work out well. My device isn't here yet, but the app is free.
ETA: YouTube video link:
Infinite Painter is Crapware - Spyware - Malware
Tried Infinite Painter after reading here. First of all I got alarm about two trackers. After starting message appears that the app does not run without play services.
So far so good.
Tried to uninstall the app to find out that it was not possible to uninstall.
I had to do a factory reset to get the app off my tablet.
The device is new and untouched, I should not have to use adb tool to actually get rid of this crapware.
Keep your fingers off this app
I seem to always find myself back using Medibang paint. it's for the most part free and easy to navigate and use also with a whole online community and database of online tools and downloads. Cloud saving. Frequent updates.
ericDraven77 said:
Hi guys,
as the pen works really phenomenal on our Tablet and My S7+ is like made for drwaing, I wanted to ask which app you use for that?
The already installed Samsung apps are not what I'm really looking for.
On the Computer I use Paintshop Pro to paint and to work on Fotos.
Which one would be best to get the features from PaintShop Pro?
If it is freeware, I would be even more happy
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Krita
Krita
Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.
krita.org
..and to see just how capable it is, always go to the user manual; that's where the real story is told.
Welcome to the Krita 5.0 Manual!
docs.krita.org
Not sure about S-pen compatibility, though...
EDIT: I did a search of this thread for 'krita', saw no results, made this post, then saw that it was already mentioned by @undrwater
TiTiB said:
Not sure about S-pen compatibility, though
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From here:
The developers of the editing program have converted the full version of Desktop 4.29 to Android environment. This implies that the interface is not 100% suitable for touch control, but works great on tablets with a stylus, as is the case with the Samsung Galaxy Tab. We tested Krita on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite and the feeling was very positive: the app not only allows editing of images and lines, it is also very well suited for use with the S Pen. It even detects different pressure levels for drawing.
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Krita is working really well with S Pen.
You can also deactivate touch input for any painting and then your palm will not "paint" while using the S Pen.
Also the pressure is really nicely configurable within Krita.
Can fully recommend this app, thanks for mentioning it here - as I didn't know it before
I'm also looking for a good drawing app right now. I want to try it and learn how to draw in the application. This will make my work easier and faster. For now, I only draw on paper and improve my skills. The drawing ideas on partnersinfire.com help me with this. However, I understand that now is the time that I need to learn to be friends with technology. There are many areas where all artists work in applications, and I understand this. So if anyone can recommend a good app, I'll be grateful.
I’m using a samsung galaxy tab s7+ (12,4 inches),and you can use clip paint studio painting app on it, which you can synchronise with your pc/mac. The stylus is great and drawing experience is excellent.
Here is an article that should help you choose a android drawing app: https://pctechtest.com/20-best-digital-art-drawing-software